Age of Reason vs. the Information Age
Since I am writing a science fiction novel with some nearly immortal characters, I get to have fun conversations with them. Here is a portion of one: “Robert, why don’t you […]
Category Archives: The Phoenix Gene, A Novel
The Language of Longevity
If someone from Elizabethan England were still living, would they find themselves saying, “What think ye?” rather than “What do you think?” As a novelist, I have to make a […]
Photographic Memory- Fact or Fiction?
I initially thought that my protagonist should have a photographic memory. It would be interesting for someone 250+ years old to remember almost anything he’d seen with high accuracy. He […]
Healing With Stem Cells- iPS Cells
What is the difference between a stem cell that could re-build a sick or damaged body and a specialized, mature cell? Four genes. A number of cells shut off once […]
Healing With Stem Cells- Embryonic
Most people know that stem cells may be the key to curing certain diseases and healing injuries. Stem cells also feature in the novel I’m writing. The research I’m doing right […]
The Phoenix Gene- Chapter 1
To celebrate the beginning of my fourth draft of my in-progress novel, the Phoenix Gene, I’m posting a more complete version of Chapter One. You can also find it under the […]
